Last update: Thursday 21 February 2013 [56 news items]
Ta-I reportedly lands more orders for LED heat dissipation substrates
Feb 21, 16:04
Taiwan-based Ta-I Technology is expected to significantly expand its ceramic heat dissipation substrate business in 2013, thanks to an influx of pull-in orders from LED lighting companies...
Chip resistor Ta-I to see flat demand in 3Q12
Aug 24, 14:18
Chip resistor maker Ta-I Technology is expected to see demand for its products, including chip resistors in 0402 and 0603 sizes, remain flat in the third quarter as Intel and Microsoft...
Resistor maker Ta-I keeps capacity utilization rate at 80-85%
Jul 24, 13:50
Ta-I Technology, a Taiwan-based maker of chip resistors, has had its production capacity utilization rate running at 80-85% recently, while keeping a low level of inventory because...
Ta-I, Viking look to increasing orders for LED heat dissipation substrates in 2H12
Jun 27, 01:05
Ta-I Technology and Viking Tech, Taiwan-based makers of chip resistors and thin-film integrated passive devices respectively, have extended production to ceramic heat dissipation...
Passive component makers ramping up capacity utilization rates
May 28, 12:51
Most passive component makers including Yageo, Cyntec, Ralec Electronics, Ta-I Technology, Walsin Technology all have ramped up their production capacity utilization rates to over...
More passive component suppliers post double-digit growth in March sales
Apr 16, 14:43
Following announcements made by Yageo and Holy Stone Enterprise of more than 10% sales growth sequentially in March 2012, Ta-I Technology, Honey Hope Honesty (3H) and Podak have joined...
Ralec February sales up more than 100%
Mar 14, 14:11
Consolidated revenues at Ralec Electronic hiked 112.2% sequentially in February 2012, while fellow chip resistor firm Ta-I Technology saw its consolidated sales increase 5.2% on month...
Passive component makers conservative about 1Q12 due to falling revenues
Feb 17, 11:21
Taiwan-based passive component makers expect low demand to continue throughout the first quarter of 2012, as their clients remain reluctant to replenish inventory, according to company...
Taiwan chip resistor firms post mixed December results
Jan 9, 15:25
Ralec Electronic has posted lower sales for December from November, affected by falling product ASPs and fewer orders from clients due to inventory accounting procedures.
More Taiwan chip-resistor firms grab orders from Rohm
Dec 1, 12:12
Following reports that Ralec Electronic and Ta-I Technology grabbed contract orders for chip resistors from Rohm Semiconductor, fellow Taiwan-based firms Cyntec and Yageo reportedly...
Three passive component makers step into production of LED heat dissipation substrates
Nov 16, 01:20
TA-I Technology, Holy Stone Enterprise and Polytronics Technology have stepped into production of LED heat dissipation substrates in view of growing demand for LED lighting, according...
Passive component makers post revenue drops in October
Nov 11, 13:59
MLCC (multi-layer ceramic capacitor) specialists Yageo and Walsin Technology, and chip-resistor suppliers Ta-I Technology and Ralec Electronic have all posted sequential sales decreases...
Taiwan chip-resistor makers reportedly land orders from Rohm
Nov 4, 01:10
Chip-resistor makers Ralec Electronic and Ta-I Technology have recently grabbed contract orders from Rohm, which saw production at its factory in Thailand disrupted by flooding, industry...
Ta-I expects flat sales for chip resistors in 3Q11
Jul 27, 16:45
Chip resistor maker Ta-I Technology expects its sales of chip resistors to stay flat in the third quarter of 2011 as demand from the downstream notebook and LCD TV sectors is still...
Chip-resistor makers post mixed results for June
Jul 11, 16:00
Chip-resistor makers Ta-I Technology, Ralec Electronic and Viking Tech have posted mixed results for June, with only Viking enjoying a sequential growth in revenues for the month.
Ta-I to see increasing revenues from LED heat-sink substrates
Jul 5, 11:54
Passive component maker Ta-I Technology is expected to see its monthly revenues from LED heat-sink substrates reach over NT$10 million (US$348,371) in the third quarter of 2011 and...
Ta-I shipping LED heat sink substrates to Everlight, Delta
Jun 17, 10:08
Ta-I Technology reportedly has cut into the supply chain of LED packaging house Everlight Electronics and lighting system manufacturer Delta Electronics with its LED heat sink substrates,...
Chip resistor suppliers report revenue drops for May
Jun 10, 14:52
Ta-I Technology and Ralec Electronics saw their consolidated revenues decrease 4.3% and 5.9%, respectively, on month in May 2011. The drops were due to several orders placed in adv...
More Taiwan-based passive component makers to produce chip resistors in 01005 size
May 30, 15:56
More Taiwan-based passive makers are venturing into the production of chip resistors in the smaller 01005 size (0.4 x 0.2 x 0.1mm) due to increasing demand from the smartphone sectors,...
Ta-I to ramp up LED heat sink substrate capacity
May 30, 12:13
Chip resistor maker Ta-I Technology plans to ramp up its monthly production capacity of LED heat sink substrates to 200,000 units by the end of June 2011, according to company chairman...
Viking Tech ships LED heat sink substrates to leading LED lighting players
May 18, 14:03
Chip-resistor maker Viking Tech reportedly has begun to ship its LED heat sink substrates to the supply chain of international LED lighting players, including Osram, and has also...
Chip-resistor maker Ta-I begins shipping LED heat sink substrates
Mar 30, 16:40
Chip-resistor maker Ta-I Technology has begun small volume shipments of LED heat sink substrates, and its monthly capacity will eventually expand to 200,000 units based on the company...
Resistor makers to see decreased 1Q11 gross margins
Mar 30, 12:19
Taiwan-based chip resistor makers including Ta-I Technology and Ralec Electronic are expected to see gross margins erode by rising raw material costs in the first quarter 2011, according...
Chip-resistor substrate makers likely to raise prices on limited supply
Feb 25, 01:35
Chip-resistor substrates are expected to see constrained supply later in 2011 due to rising demand combined with a lack of capacity ramps by producers, according to industry sources...
Demand for small-size chip resistors growing
Feb 22, 12:37
Chip resistors will continue to shrink in size to fit the specifications of new consumer electronic devices that are made thinner, lighter and more feature-rich. There has been a...
Chip resistor orders and supply healthy, say Taiwan makers
Jan 12, 16:10
Taiwan-based chip resistor manufacturers Ta-I Technology and Ralec Electronics have indicated that orders are strong prior to the Lunar New Year holidays and shipments to clients...
Ta-I declines to comment on reported orders from Japan
Stockwatch - Nov 25, 14:13
Taiwan's Ta-I Technology has declined to comment on reports that it has received contract orders for chip resistors from Japan-based semiconductor suppliers, citing customer confidentiality,...
Chip-resistor makers expect 10% decline in 4Q10 revenues
Nov 3, 10:34
Taiwan-based chip-resistor makers in general saw October revenues fall 5-10% sequentially due to fewer working days in the month, and the fourth quarter could see a revenue decline...
Chip resistor supplier Ta-I likely to post sequential fall in 3Q10 gross margin
Oct 1, 01:50
Market watchers expect gross margins at Ta-I Technology to fall by up to 5% sequentially to 35-36% in the third quarter of 2010, due to changes in exchange rates and rising raw material...
Chip resistor orders declining, say sources
Sep 16, 13:41
Taiwan-based chip resistor makers saw the pace of incoming orders start drifting down in the second half of August 2010, and prospects are likely to remain flat in September, according...
Chip resistor maker Ta-I sees gross margin strengthen in 2Q10
Aug 24, 13:55
Ta-I Technology, a supplier of chip resistors and protective components, saw gross margins reach 37.5% in the second quarter, according to data released by the company. The figure...
Ta-I to post better-than-expected 2Q10 results
Aug 17, 14:41
Taiwan-based chip resistor supplier Ta-I Technology performed better-than-expected in the second quarter of 2010, according to market watchers. The company's gross margin for the...
Chip resistor maker Ralec to ramp up capacity in July
Jun 15, 13:55
Chip resistor maker Ralec Electronics will ramp up its output of chip resistors to 15 billion units a month in July 2010 compared to 14 billion units currently, the company revealed...
Ta-I to ramp up chip-resistor output
Jun 10, 13:30
Chip resistor maker Ta-I Technology plans to ramp up its production of chip resistors to 30 billion units a month in July 2010 compared to 25 billion units at present. Additionally,...
Passive component makers to post strong revenues in May
Jun 2, 16:41
Despite a modest slowdown in orders from notebook clients, most Taiwan-based passive component makers are expected to see their revenues continue moving upwards in May, according...
- China market: Several smartphone components in short supply
- AUO supply of iPad mini panels in 2Q13 expected to slip sequentially
- Demand for small-size panel driver ICs stays strong
- Innolux, AUO differ in strategies for tapping China smartphone panel market
- Asustek unveils Intel 8 series motherboards
- Wintek to reportedly set up joint venture 6G touch panel factory in China with Nanjing Panda Electronics
- PCB firm Apex 2Q13 sales to rise over 10%
- Taiwan LED firms to attend Guangzhou International Lighting Exhibition 2013
- Touch screen notebook shipments reach 4.57 million units in 1Q13, says Displaybank
- Asia Pacific leads worldwide mobile phone sales growth in 1Q13, says Gartner
- Mobile DRAM revenues slip 5% in 1Q13, says DRAMeXchange
- SMA Technology sees 1Q13 revenues fall on year
- SunPower announces fiscal 2013 financial guidance
- LED plant factory market to reach US$1.2 billion in 2013, says PIDA
- Suntech agrees on new forbearance agreement with converible note holders
- BlackBerry to offer BBM on Android and iOS platforms
- New generation iPhone may adopt sapphire crystal glass for home button
- Ledlink to begin LED lighting shell volume production in May-June
- Ruggedized PC vendors eyeing 7- to 8-inch tablet market
- Equipment maker Acter sees profits down in 1Q13
- Soft-World sees over 50% of 1Q13 profit from 3 subsidiaries
- Corning introduces Lotus XT Glass
- Synnex Technology reports profits for 1Q13
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- Digitimes Research: Rising mobile device demand drives TSMC, UMC wafer shipment growth in 2Q13
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- Digitimes Research: Sapphire 2-inch substrate prices to be around US$8/unit in 2013
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- Weak eurozone growth hits euro (May 15) - The Financial Times
- German factory orders rise for second month (May 7) - Bloomberg
- Eurozone retail sales fall for second consecutive month (May 6) - BBC News
- China economy to stay commodity-oriented, says JPMorgan (April 16) - Bloomberg
- S Korea in US$15.3 billion stimulus bid to spur economic growth (April 16) - BBC News
- Gold hit by sharpest tumble in 30 years (April 16) - CNN
- FBI probes Boston 'terror' blasts (April 16) - BBC News
- China GDP growth slows to 7.7% (April 14) - Wall Street Journal

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